Over 70 killed, 200 injured in Mali attacks
BAMAKO: An attack in the Malian capital targeting a military police training camp and airport left more than 70 people dead and 200 wounded,...
Indian medics protesting Kolkata doctor murder set to resume essential services
KOLKATA: Striking junior doctors in India's West Bengal state agreed to resume essential services, in a partial resumption of medical facilities, but they will...
Pro-Hasina student leader beaten to death on Dhaka campus
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student leader was beaten to death at his university campus in an apparent reprisal for attacks on protesters during the uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh...
North Korea tests new ballistic missiles with ‘super-large warhead’
SEOUL: North Korea tested new tactical ballistic missiles using super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles on Wednesday as leader Kim Jong Un called for...
Egypt’s Sisi in Turkey on first official visit in 12 years as relations thaw
ANKARA: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the first such presidential visit in...
Four dead in Georgia high school shooting, one person in custody, authorities say
ATLANTA: Four people were killed in a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday just weeks after classes began, and a suspect was...
‘Suicide attack’ blast kills 6, injures 13 in Kabul: police
KABUL An explosion took place on Monday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killing at least six people and injuring 13 others, the country's Interior Ministry...
Pakistan wins non-permanent seat on UN Security Council with big majority in UNGA vote
UNITED NATIONS: After months of hectic campaigning, Pakistan Thursday was elected, with a massive majority, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,...
By wide margin, UN General Assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership; Pakistan...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly Friday voted, by an overwhelming majority, to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on...
UNSC to meet in emergency session Sunday on Iran’s retaliatory attack against Israel
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday evening over Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile attack on Israel, the...